NIC 051001 - Opencast mining (or surface mining) of hard coal

NIC 051001 classifies opencast mining (or surface mining) of hard coal as a final six-digit resource extraction activity under Section B and Division 05. Use it when this activity is the main source of revenue.

Key Facts

051001 at a Glance

Code 051001

Official title Opencast mining (or surface mining) of hard coal

Version NIC 2025

Source authority MoSPI

Section B - Mining and quarrying

Division 05 - Mining of coal and lignite

Group 051 - Mining of hard coal

Class 0510 - Mining of hard coal

Level Sub-class

Depth 5/5

Children 0

Last verified 2026-04-21

In this section

051001

Opencast mining (or surface mining) of hard coal

051002

Underground mining of hard coal

051003

Cleaning, sizing, grading, pulverising, compressing etc. of hard coal to classify, improve quality or facilitate transport or storage

051099

Other operations relating to mining and agglomeration of hard coal n.e.c.

051002 →

Official note

Class 0510 note from source layer

This class excludes: - lignite mining, see 0520 - peat digging, see 0892 - support activities for hard coal mining, see 0990 - test drilling for coal mining, see 0990 - coke ovens producing solid fuels, see 1910 - manufacture of hard coal briquettes, ovoids and similar solid hard coal fuels see 1920 - work performed to develop or prepare properties for coal mining, see 4312